genus of extinct cephalopods (animals related to the modern squid, octopus, and nautilus) found as fossils in Late Cretaceous marine rocks (formed from 99.6 million to 65.5 million years ago). Baculites, restricted to a narrow time range, is an excellent guide or index fossil for Late Cretaceous time and rocks.
Fannie Mae. The Federal National Mortgage Association, normally known as Fannie Mae, is a government sponsored enterprise (GSE) that purchases a large number of residential mortgages in the U.S. The mortgages are bought from banks and other lending institutions in order for them to supply more home loans for the public.
Fannie Mae does not originate or provide mortgages to borrowers. It purchases and guarantees them via the secondary mortgage market. In fact, it's one of two of the largest purchasers of mortgages on the secondary market.